KeyLime Pie

[Debs]

 Its 6.58am here in Florida (i'm on my hols )  but more importantly, we were at

discovery cove a few days ago and I had the most delish key lime pie - not too sweet,

good firm texture and not too tart. Next day we bought one at lpublix supermarket but it just

didn't compare in taste - over sweet, too much lime and had too soft texture.

Does anyone out there have a tried & tested recipe.

Will be home on wednesday & would like to make one once jet lag has worn off 

Debs x

[springbok]

Funnily enough my son and I made this the other day!!

Base:

Digestive biscuits, about 3/4 of a packet, blitzed with blender to breadcrumbs.
5oz of melted unsalted butter.

Add melted butter to biscuit crumbs and place in tin, press to firm, refrigerate.

I use a 9" deep tin. 

Filling:

Tin condensed milk
pint of double cream
8 limes (grate zest and juice too)

Put Lime juice in a bowl, add the condensed milk and double cream. 
Whisk and it will thicken quite quickly.  Stir in the grated lime zest.  Pour onto cold base and smooth.  Set in fridge for a few hours.

Decorate with Lime zest using a zester, or a slice of lime

Its pretty full proof, and it does not last very long

[lolabelle]

i made one similar to bokkie but made the base with ginger nuts not digestives and it was very nice even the mother in law said so ;-)

[Hyacinth]

My family live in North Carolina and d-in-law's KeyLime Pie is (justifiably) famous! I've just mailed her with Bokkie's recipe & asked her for the thumbs up/thumbs down on it. I'll get back to you when she replies. Off the top of my airhead I'd think that the diff between a home-made one & a shop bought one might be in the cheapo long-life filler/thickener they use in the latter? There might be a flavour diff. between the US Graham crackers v digestive bix, but I'd think that was negligible?

btw,my tkts for a visit there in Sept are bought - and I've suggested that a KeyLime Pie with a candle stuck in it might be just the Birthday Cake I'd like

[caroline7758]

My daughter asked me why it's called key lime rather than just lime- anyone know?

[GrannieAnnie]

To my tastebuds the pies made with sweetened condensed milk are too sweet to I do this one:
Farm Woman's Key Lime Pie
One baked 9 inch pie shell or graham cracker crust:  
Filling
1/3 C cornstarch
1 1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup water

3 egg yolks beaten
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1 Tablespoon grated lime peel
can add few drops green food color if you must have it green
Mix top four ingredients of filling til smoothm bring to boil over medium heat stir constantly boiling 1 min.
Remove from heat and add one half of the hot mixture into the yolks mixing well. Return all to the hot mixture and
blend thoroughly. Bring to boil over med. heat boiling one min. longer.
Remove from heat, stir in lime juice and peel.  Pour into cooled pie shell at once. Cover with Meringue and bake 350 F 12 to 15 min til golden. Cool away from drafts on wire rack.

Meringue:  Have three egg whites at room temp to get greatest volume. Beat with 1/4 tsp *cream of tartar, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp vanilla and 6 Tablespoons sugar. *(If you don't have cream of tartar a teaspoon of lemon juice will work as well)  Do not beat until eggs stiffen and add the sugar only a little at a time beating well after each addition., Sugar must dissolve to prevent bleeding of meringue. To test rub some between fingers to see if it is grainy. Pointed peaks should form when you lift the beater. Place meringue onto filling so it touches the crust all around to seal it. Form peaks on the pie top by pulling back with the back of a teaspoon for pretty.  Bake only til golden brown- longer may cause it (and you) to weep.

[GrannieAnnie]

Deb, couldn't you have picked a hotter time of year to see Florida
It is 95F today up north, cannot imagine what it is like south of here, but I hope you've had a splendid time.

[asj]

My daughter asked me why it's called key lime rather than just lime- anyone know?

Because it's made from Key Limes, grown in the Florida keys - they taste quite different fom ordinary limes. Sadly you can't get them in the UK.

[Hyacinth]

Here's the reply I got - so that's my birthday cake sorted then. Thanks,Debs

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The recipe I use is a bit different - no double cream, but 4 egg yolks.............
Ingredients:
 
1/2 cup fresh lime juice (12 to 15 key limes or 3 to 4 common limes)
4 teaspoons grated lime zest
4 egg yolks
1 x 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
11 graham crackers (crushed into crumbs in ziploc bag with rolling pin)
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
 

1. Whisk the egg yolks and lime zest together in a bowl until tinted light green. This takes about 2 minutes
2. Beat in milk, then juice and set aside at room temperature till it thickens.
3. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
4. Mix graham cracker crumbs and sugar in another bowl.
5. Add butter and stir with a fork until well blended.
6. Pour this mixture into a 9-inch pie pan and press over the bottom and up the sides of the pan.
7. Bake on the center rack for about 15 minutes until the crust is lightly brown, remove and let cool to room temperature.
8. Pour the lime filling into crust, spread evenly, and then bake for 15 minutes until the center sets, but still wiggles when shaken.
9. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature.
10. Refrigerate for at least three hours until well chilled.

Birthday cake order accepted :-)
See you soon x
 

[springbok]

My recipe I guess is more based on hot weather!! 

Its a south african recipe, we would normally call it a fridge Lime tart

Cooked version I have never tried, but will give it a go, thanks for posting x

[lewic]

Ooh that sounds lovely.. but trying to lose weight!

I'd be tempted to swap the biscuit/butter base with dark chocolate digestives soaked in rum. And pad out the rest with Total 0% greek  yogurt and maybe some veggie gelatine to thicken it up.

Probably still a few sins/points though!

[Hyacinth]

Oooh Lewic you've really made me laugh...think that substituting plain digestives+butter for choc digestives+rum in the name of calorie counting might, just might?, be a no-brainer.....but by golly it sounds delicious!Go for it!

[GrannieAnnie]

LPL LPL LPL I mean, LOL LOL LOL har de har har

[plainleaf]

i was thinking of commenting about the suggested substitutions of various ingredients to  key lime pie. I have chosen not to do to fact i do not think dan allows those words to be posted. 

[Debs]

Wow thanks for all the replies !!

I also found a good site for recipes from the various parks

www.disneyw.co.uk/recipes.html

this has some fab recipes which I shall be trying

. . . its all a memory now. Back to work & back to the cold north east of England     

Debs

[nilly71]

They all sound great. I should stop reading recipes while at work, i'm so hungry now and there's nothing to eat

Neil

[Debs]

Made Hyacinth's recipe and it was delicious - a big hit with everyone.

Debs 

[landimad]

I shall have to try this out on my sister when she comes to stay.